Lab tests CPT 80053 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — inpatient

In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $44.99 to $91.62, with a median of $91.62. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center Corporation.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80053, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.

Lowest$44.99Erie County Medical Center Corporation
Median$91.62half pay less
Highest$91.62in this market
Difference2.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

median
Lowest $44.99Highest $91.62

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Erie County Medical Center Corporation lowest Buffalo, NY COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $44.99 $90.33 50% Aug 25, 2026
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Cp Comprehensive Panel $91.62 $91.62 Apr 1, 2026
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Comprehensive Panel $91.62 $91.62 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $44.99, median $91.62, highest $91.62 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $44.99 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a blood test of 14 measurements: the eight in a basic panel plus albumin, total protein, alkaline phosphatase, ALT, AST and bilirubin. It checks blood sugar, electrolytes, kidney function and liver function in one test.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running all 14 tests. The blood draw is often billed separately.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80053 ($107.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYComprehensive Metabolic Panel $10.00 file
Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYComprehensive Metabolic Panel $10.00 file